Hongkongers in Britain 英國港僑協會 Channel 🇬🇧

自從二〇二〇年七月份成立 Hongkongers in Britain 英國港僑協會至今已有一年半載，從寥寥數人，到今天可以組建接近三十人的工作團隊，協調各地義工，成立倫敦市中心的辦公室，這一切，只有資源不能如願，更需要戰略眼光，和堅強的抗爭心志。

我很高興向大家宣佈，我很感謝來自英國政府及倫敦慈善基金的慷慨支持和撥款，可以加大規模，實現我們所預見的宏願和藍圖。能提供平台和機會，讓不少前區議員及政治人物能繼續從事相關工作，更有不少以往在社工界、高教界等翹楚加入，見到他們重拾鬥志，努力工作，着實令我感到榮幸和感動，無悔義務投身於民主運動這份使命，至今兩年雖然拮据卻仍能續命至今，且充滿能量。

當初，提出了「自救」（避風驛）、「自立」（英國港僑協會）、「自強」（香港影子議會）三個不同階段，又相互獨立的民主運動策略，單憑理念、熱誠，在毫無資源的情況下，為香港民主運動另闢蹊徑，落地社區，聚焦議題，凝聚港人，保留實力，抵抗統戰，將香港融入英國及國際社會的建制，重新建立已經破碎的制衡關係，以此抵銷極權體制的擴張和侵害，營造時機鋪平我們回鄉的道路，終盼民主自由回港的一日，就是我們煲底重聚的一天。

你們或許有留意到，最近我並不多言，比較少向大家交代最近的動向，主要還是因為忙碌於籌辦協會的工作，繼續為民主運動的前路和戰略苦苦思索，我當然希望有更多時間，可以讓我這多個月來的心路歷程，體會反思，能夠書寫下來作個記錄，不過近來我做的比較多，寫得比較少，我想有這個機會，是否如願，就交給上天。

鄭文傑
英國港僑協會創辦人

Since the establishment of Hongkongers in Britain in July 2020, it has been nearly two years. From a small team, today we can form a working team of nearly 30 colleagues with more volunteers from all over the country, and establish an office in central London. Only the resources can not fulfil all these, but also need a strategic vision, and a strong will to fight for all these.

I am delighted to announce that our organisation had received two major grants from the UK Government and Trust for London to scale up the vision and blueprint we have foreseen.

I am so grateful for this support from the government and the trust, It can help us to provide a better and sizable platform and opportunity for many exiled/ former district councillors and activists to continue their related works, many former community organisers in the social work, higher education and other fields have also joined. Seeing them regain their fighting spirit and work hard, I feel honoured and moved, and I have no regrets to devote myself to the mission of the pro-democracy movement. I have been able to survive after the struggle for two years, and I am full of energy.

At the beginning, I once proposed three stages of pro-democracy movement, namely "Self-Help" (Haven Assistance), "Self-Reliance" (Hongkongers in Britain), and "Self-Empowerment" (Hong Kong Shadow Parliament). In the absence of resources, we find a new way for the Hong Kong democracy movement, we build the community, we unite Hong Kong people, we retain strength, we resist the CCP's United Front work, we bring Hong Kong into the establishment of the UK and the international society, and we re-establish the broken relationship of checks and balances, so as to resist the the expansion and infringement of the totalitarian regimes, we create a new home while pave the way back to our hometown, and we hope that the day when democracy and freedom will return to Hong Kong.

You may have noticed that I haven’t written much recently, and I have seldom explained the latest developments to you, mainly because I am too busy with the work of organising the association and continue to think hard about the future and strategy of the democracy movement. Of course I wish more time for me to write it down and make a record, but recently I have done more and wrote less. I wish I have this opportunity.

May God bless us.

Simon Cheng
Founder, Hongkongers in Britain

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